Door County, Wisconsin

We're having a wonderful time here in Door County, the finger of Wisconsin that points northward between Lake Michigan on the east and Green Bay on the west. We're staying in the quaint, Nantucket-style town of Fish Creek in a boutique hotel called The Whistling Swan.


After breakfast on the veranda yesterday, we rented bikes and took a leisurely 10-mile tour of Peninsula State Park. The ride was so leisurely, John had time to sit and read a book (schoolwork, probably!)

The ride took us along the coast of Green Bay and on beautiful wooded trails. As you can see, it was a sunny day, but the air was cool. The highlights of the ride included a stop and tour of Eagle Bluff Lighthouse...

And a nap and a swim at Nicolet Beach. The water was so refreshing in the middle of the day.


Lauren pitched her play, "Heartland," to every Wisconsin theatre she could find, including the American Folklore Theatre in Peninsula State Park.


In the evening, we patronized the Peninsula Players theatre, attending the opening night performance of "Is He Dead?" a gender-bending comedy by Mark Twain. It was very well done by Equity actors from top theatres in the midwest. Plus, the theatre itself is gorgeous, and although you can't see it in this photo, it's right on Green Bay.


Today (Thursday) was rainy, but we made the best of it -- strawberry-rhubarb, cherry-peach and mixed berry pies for lunch at Sweetie Pies down the road!